Emergency Patient Care Technician

Are you an EMT looking to go back to school to complete your Paramedic Education? If so, we have the opportunity for you! Beloit Health System at Beloit Memorial Hospital offers an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Patient Care Technician, allowing you to work as part of our Emergency Department Team while pursuing additional education to become a Paramedic at no additional cost to you.

About the role

The Emergency Patient Care Technician will assist the professional nursing staff or other healthcare professionals in performance of a variety of patient care duties, supply ordering, stocking of treatment rooms, and unit cleaning — all to complement the practice of nursing and Emergency Physicians.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialty knowledge to patient care situations, including:
  • Ability to perform straight catheterization
  • Collect specimens
  • Splint application
  • Suture set up
  • Instruction on crutch walking
  • Eye irrigations with saline
  • Perform EKGs
  • Ability to draw blood
  • Wound care and dressings
  • Transporting patients
  • Appropriate charting
• Participate in QA monitoring such as monthly chart audits.
• Strictly adhere to infection control policies including body substance isolation, blood borne pathogen precautions, and aseptic techniques.
• Perform unit-specific duties according to established policies and procedures.
• Collect and record data: intakes and outputs, vital signs (including orthostatics), weights, as well as any interventions, procedures, and/or observations.
• Maintain patient privacy.
• Report any changes in patient condition or unusual occurrences to RN.
• Ensure patient safety while handling and transporting patients.
• Protect patients from various hazards, falls, disease exposure, and injury.
• Perform hourly rounding and use whiteboards, evident by monthly self-audits.
• Maintain knowledge of and ability to operate all equipment.
• Assure timely completion of assigned duties.

Requirements

• Successful completion of EMT-basic course, with current/active EMT or A-EMT licensure in WI or National.
• Active enrollment in a participating Paramedic Student program with full-time student status and a passing grade of C or above in all enrolled classes.
• Requires working sometimes irregular hours.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Two years' clinical experience preferred.
• Must be CPR certified.

Application deadline: 8/28/2026